Robert Bacon (Iowa politician)

Robert Bacon
84th General Assembly portrait (2011)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 48th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2013
Preceded by	Chip Baltimore
Member of the Iowa Senate from the 5th district
In office January 10, 2011 – January 13, 2013
Preceded by	Rich Olive
Succeeded by	Daryl Beall
Personal details
Born	1955 (age 61–62) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Carol
Children	4
Residence	Sioux City, Iowa
Occupation	Funeral director, Legislator
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

Robert "Rob" Bacon (born 1955) is a Republican politician and legislator from the state of Iowa. He was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2012 to represent the 48th district. He was previously elected to the Iowa Senate in 2010 to represent District 5, which serves Wright, Hamilton, and Story Counties. Bacon was born in Chicago and his hometown is Maxwell, Iowa.

During the 2017 legislative session, Bacon voted to shorten both the amount of time one may cast an absentee ballot and the number of days one can vote at satellite polling sites, and he voted to require all voters to present a state-issued ID. Though he voted for the measure, the bill was opposed by the Iowa State Association of Counties, an advocacy group for Iowa's disabled, and Iowa's Department on Aging opposed the bill.

Bacon has been a member of the following legislative committees:

Bacon has had the following political experience:

Bacon is married to Carol, and together they have four children.

Bacon is a licensed funeral director, and has been managing funeral homes since 1983. He is the owner of Bacon Funeral Homes.